Syracuse lacrosse team scoring more, allowing more so far this season

Dick Blume/The Post-StandardSyracuse lacrosse midfielder Josh Amidon has six goals and four assists through four games this season.
Syracuse, NY -- Here are some statistics worth noting as the No. 2 Syracuse lacrosse team prepares to travel to Johns Hopkins for their annual showdown at 8 p.m. Saturday:

Despite losing three of its top four scorers following last season’s second national championship, the Orange (3-1) is averaging 13.0 goals per game, slightly ahead of last season’s average of 12.93.

Senior attackman/midfielder Chris Daniello has already doubled his assist total (6) from last season. Daniello scored 24 points in 18 games last season. He is on pace to score 67.5 in the same number of games this season. He has 9 goals and 6 assists, averaging 3.75 points per game.

Junior attackman Stephen Keogh averaged 2.72 goals per game last season with super-feeder Kenny Nims looking for him inside. With Nims gone, Keogh is averaging 3.0 goals per game this season.

Junior midfielder Josh Amidon scored 23 points in 18 games last season. Despite what he describes as a slow start before Saturday’s career-high five-point breakout vs. Georgetown, he is on pace to score 45 points this season.

Junior goalie John Galloway boasted a goals-against average of 7.64 and a save percentage of .567 last season. His GAA is up this season at 9.33 but so is his save percentage at an impressive .611.

Overall, SU is scoring roughly the same amount of goals it did a season ago but is allowing more than two goals per game more than it did a season ago (9.75-7.38). Defense was supposed to be a team strength this season, but the team has been hit hard by injuries there, with close defenders John Lade and Tom Guadagnolo missing significant time and defensive midfielder Kevin Drew out indefinitely with a collarbone injury. Of note is the Orange is outscoring its foes 34-18 in the first and fourth quarters and is being outscored 21-18 in the second and third.